Karen Reczuch’s new book: Loon
SONSI member Karen Reczuch has had a new children’s book released this month. Loon, a lyrical poem by author Susan Vande Griek and published by… Read more »
Getting to know Paul Landacre
A discussion about the emerald ash borer and the enormous stands of dead ash trees in southwestern Ontario led to a question on what… Read more »
Museum dioramas in the news
The New Yorker has a short piece this week on the restoration of the dioramas in the American Museum of Natural History. Adam Gopnik turns… Read more »
Bugs, beetles and bees: a day of insect collecting
Spending a day outdoors in Ontario’s sticky July heat for most people, despite its charms, will require some skill in evading the endless onslaught… Read more »
Glendon’s Symbiartic blog: art and science on the web
SONSI member Glendon Mellow has written a fine overview of the material properties of oil paint on the Symbiartic blog site. I’d guess that… Read more »
Hall Train’s Studio Open House
On Saturday June 11, SONSI members & friends were invited to an open house at member Hall Train’s studio in Mississauga. At this informal… Read more »
Turtle monitoring evening with Brennan Caverhill
The cute, slow, humble turtle* has existed for over 200 million years, making it older than most of its reptile cousins, including lizards. Today… Read more »
The Green Currency Exhibition
SONSI member Nellie Sue Potter has a painting in the Green Currency Exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden. The American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA)… Read more »
Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities on The Guardian’s site
This week The Guardian‘s multimedia gallery features images from an early gem of scientific illustration: Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. “Though scientists of his era… Read more »
The exhibit opens at the Royal Botanical Gardens
The Royal Botanical Gardens, as of this past Saturday, is now the host of the first SONSI exhibit. The day began with members gathering… Read more »